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[Endometriosis as an unexpected finding during laparoscopy on sterile women]
D Kichukova1, E Uchikova, V Velevski
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, High Medical, Plovdiv.
Objectives:
Assessment of the laparoscopy as endoscope method at diagnosing as unsuspected finding at sterile women.
Materials And Methods:
Studying is retrospective and includes 20 years period of time (1976-1996). We have examined the documentation of 912 patients on whom performed laparoscopy. 678 from them have been primary and 234 have been with secondary sterility.
Results:
We have established the following findings: cases only with endometriosis--164 patients; endometriosis and polycystic disease of the ovaries--11 patients; endometriosis and tubal sterility--42 patients; endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)--56 patients; endometriosis and uterus myomatosus--6 patients.
Discussion:
Diagnosis of endometriosis by laparoscopy effectively helps in the further treatment of sterile women.